Frankenstein's monster

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” This quote was written by George Orwell in his book Animal Farm, one of Orwell’s most famous novels. Throughout history the subject of a distant dystopia has always been explored in many works of literature. The possibility of humanity falling into a bleak and totalitarian society has always fascinated readers. These stories and themes can come to define an author and their legacy as a writer. There is no greater example of…

“Metamorphosis” is a novella written by Franz Kafka and published in 1915. It is about a story of Gregor Samsa, the protagonist, who awakes one morning from a dream and finds himself transformed into a gigantic insect. “Metamorphosis” is divided into three chapters: the first chapter is about the transformation and reaction of Gregor, the second chapter is about the family tries to accommodate him after his transformation and the final chapter is about the family ignores his existence until his…

In Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, Victor and his creation punish the other by hurting those around them. The Creature murders Victor’s loved ones as a result of Victor’s incompetence towards creating a female creature. A character parallel between the Creature and his creator is revealed. Victor and the Creature both feel hatred towards one another, when in reality, they are actually similar. They show the flaws in each other, though they both share many of those flaws. Victor tries to…

decide to speak and so many men came at me with pitch forks and torches as I didn't know what to do and run". This image evidence explains how the people in the town seem to be scared and hateful towards the creature because of the way he looks like a monster. But, there were many reactions towards the creature and they were all awful. The only good/nice reaction was the blind man and that was only because he was…

Shadow of the Vampire portrays the adaptation of Nosferatu especially the intentions dedication of the director, Murnau. Murnau requires acting methods that are extreme and sometimes deadly in order to achieve an immortal film, one that will be remembered and live forever. The physical film and camera are symbols of immortality that will kill the characters, like a vampire. The beginning of the film, Shadow of the Vampire, is the portrayal of the creation of the famous horror movie, Nosferatu,…

One of the most important facets of a story is where it is in the universe. A line spoken at a child’s birthday party has a completely different meaning in a haunted graveyard. Location provides a sense of perspective, and is absolutely essential in a novel, whether the characters are set in the southern United States or in a galaxy far, far away. It includes depth and nuances that would not be present in a different location. Mary Shelley carefully chooses the locations of the characters in…

In Addition, the transcendent Hero, after completing his descent into the special world must overcome challenges. But, the greatest challenge comes as the transcendent hero’s engage in the ordeal, especially through the fear of shadow, life-death crisis, and judgment. Also, only through overcoming the ordeal can the transcendent hero grow and mature. First, in Dracula by Bram Stocker, Harker’s confrontation with fear lead to the ordeal, especially through Shadow. For instance, Dracula is the…

frankenstein and the movie blade runner there are many similarities, smart men playing god, scientists , to much knowledge is dangerous , monsters want to be fixed, and the monsters are slave to owner. Frankenstein In frankenstein, takes place in the 1700’s victor frankenstein creates a ‘monster” or living creature out of found dead body parts in the cementary. The monster is disliked by everyone else and he gets mad and tries to get revenge on his creator victor frankenstein. Two men…

beforehand, proving the simplicity and lack of complication behind the concept. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Misery by Anton Chekov, The Monster and protagonists Iona both required companionship. Both stories Frankenstein and Misery possessed an absence of companionship, although they maintain many insignificant differences the similarities between The Monster and Iona are clearly evident, thus resulting in negative impacts to characters and society. Losing a friend or a family member…

Firstly, Victor shows a lack of scientific responsibility throughout his creation of the monster, and his subsequent abandonment of the experiment. During the process of building the creature, Victor is obsessed with the idea of discovering the path of immortality and being hailed by a population of creatures of his own invention. This clouds…